diff --git a/modules/juce_core/zip/juce_ZipFile.cpp b/modules/juce_core/zip/juce_ZipFile.cpp
index 04c0a76328..7dc6e119cc 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/zip/juce_ZipFile.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/zip/juce_ZipFile.cpp
@@ -306,6 +306,15 @@ InputStream* ZipFile::createStreamForEntry (const int index)
     return stream;
 }
 
+InputStream* ZipFile::createStreamForEntry (const ZipEntry& entry)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < entries.size(); ++i)
+        if (&entries.getUnchecked (i)->entry == &entry)
+            return createStreamForEntry (i);
+
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
 void ZipFile::sortEntriesByFilename()
 {
     ZipEntryHolder::FileNameComparator sorter;
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/zip/juce_ZipFile.h b/modules/juce_core/zip/juce_ZipFile.h
index 049f6877ad..ada273e280 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/zip/juce_ZipFile.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/zip/juce_ZipFile.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public:
         The stream must not be used after the ZipFile object that created
         has been deleted.
     */
-    InputStream* createStreamForEntry (ZipEntry& entry);
+    InputStream* createStreamForEntry (const ZipEntry& entry);
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Uncompresses all of the files in the zip file.